Atmospheric Pressure & Circulation – Geography – UGC NET – Solved PYQs

Covered Topic: Atmospheric Pressure Belts & Winds, Pressure Atmospheric Circulation (Airmasses, Front & Upper air circulation), Adiabatic Process of Temperature & Humidity, Clouds & Precipitation, Climate Classification (Koppen & Thornthwaite), Cyclones & Anticyclones, Thunderstorms & Tornadoes.

1. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? (SEPT 2013)

I. Cwa – hot summers, dry winters
II. Cwb – hot dry summers
III. Csb – warm dry summers
IV. Cfb – warm summers

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

(1) I, II, III and IV
(2) I, III and IV
(3) I and IV
(4) I and II

2. Tornadoes are most likely to occur during (SEPT 2013)

(1) Mid-morning
(2) Mid-afternoon
(3) Noon
(4) Late evening

3. Which US city was struck by Hurricane Katrina? (SEPT 2013)

(1) New York
(2) Houston
(3) New Orleans
(4) Miami (FL)

4. Considering the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), select the correct answer. (SEPT 2013)

Assertion (A): When the Sun is overhead on a clear sky, one can see blue sky in all directions.

Reason (R): The longer wavelengths of visible light are scattered more effectively than short wavelengths.

Codes

(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true

5. A sudden, violent, gusty wind, which lasts a minute or two and then subsides, usually accompanied by rain or hail, is called (SEPT 2013)

(1) Thunderstorm
(2) Hoar
(3) Blizzard
(4) Squall

6. Considering the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), select the correct answer. (SEPT 2013)

Assertion (A): The thunderstorms of Bengal and the adjoining Bihar, Odisha and Assam are known as North-westers.

Reason (R): The squalls come predominantly from the North-East.

Codes

(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true

7. The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). (SEPT 2013)

Assertion (A): Jet streams play an important role in intensifying weather phenomena such as cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons.

Reason (R): There are severe storms when jet streams interfere with surface wind systems.

Codes

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true

8. The climate of the Southern Ganga Plain in the Thornthwaite classification is denoted by (DEC 2013)

(1) BA′W
(2) CA′W
(3) AA′W
(4) CW′W

9. Mediterranean climate is characterized by (DEC 2013)

(1) Dry summer and humid winter
(2) Humid summer and dry winter
(3) Dry summer and dry winter
(4) Humid summer with no winter

10. As per Köppen’s scheme, the BWhw type of climate is found in (DEC 2013)

(1) Jammu and Kashmir
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Gujarat
(4) Odisha